Selective stereotype activation: The joint impact of interpersonal goals and task context

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 317-324

  Bukowski, Margin ^a   Moya, Miguel ^b   De Lemus, Soledad ^b   Szmajke, Andrzej ^c  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

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EID: 62249169388     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.585     Document Type: Article

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